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The observed rotational speed of Earth is measured against what an atomic clock says is the length of the day. That produces a figure called Delta T, the difference between what we think the ...

If GPS satellites don’t take into account the Earth’s changing rotational speed, their positioning data can quickly become unusable. Earth’s slowdown will be welcome news for international ...

This phenomenon follows the principle of inertia: when mass moves farther from the Earth's center, rotational speed decreases, much like a figure skater slowing down by extending their arms.

An electronic tachometer is a straightforward enough device, in which the light reflections from a white spot on a rotating object are detected and counted over time, measuring the revolutions per ...

According to NASA's Benjamin Fong Chao, this redistribution of mass, though it results in only a very small effect (a delay of 0.06 microseconds in a day), is enough to alter the rotational speed ...

5. Aral’s Drying Human activity can sometimes speed up Earth’s rotation. The drying of the Aral Sea, which lost much of its water since the 1960s, increased Earth’s rotational speed over ...

Scientists in China have conceived a lifecycle-based average consensus algorithm that can purportedly balance power in ...